Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery

This week we’re talking about Louisville’s Pope Lick Monster, also known as the Goatman or Sheepman, a creature that’s never been spotted, but is still known as the most dangerous mythical creature in America due to the number of accidents and deaths attributed to the legend.  Want more content? There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery...

Meet Kate Warne, America’s first female detective, an operative involved in saving Abraham Lincoln from an early assassination attempt, and all-around badass.  Want more content? There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Looking for merchandise? Check out our store! https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you...

The lengthy torture and eventual murder of 16-year-old Sylvia Likens is known as the worst crime in Indiana history as well as the WORST MURDER MEGAN HAS EVER HEARD.  Want more content? There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Looking for merchandise? Check out our store! https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com...

H.H. Holmes was super into murdering people. He traveled around the country leaving bodies in his wake and built his own crazy hotel that served as the perfect place to trap and kill his victims.  Want more content? There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Looking for merchandise? Check out our store! https://witches-magic-murder-myste...

In 1912, Wilfred Voynich purchased a mysterious manuscript filled with elegant looping handwriting interspersed with drawings of plants, the cosmos, and naked women. Here’s the thing- it’s 600 years old, we don’t know who wrote it or why, and despite years and years of attempts, no one has ever been able to decipher it. It’s just this beautiful old book and it’s pages could mean LITERALLY ANYTHING...

Back in the 80s, LaFonda Fay Foster and Tina Powell really really really wanted money for cocaine, and murdered five people one night in their attempt to get it.  Want more content? There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Looking for merchandise? Check out our store! https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If...

It’s a double feature just for Halloween! This week we have two mysteries for you. First half: Cindy Song went to a Halloween party with her friends back in 2001. Afterward, they took her home, dropped her off at her door, and no one has seen her since. Second half: Dude. Skinwalker Ranch is a weird, weird place. Is it home to an ancient Native American curse, aliens, or government secret....or al...

Erica Lee Fraysure disappeared from tiny Germantown, KY in 1997, and no trace of her has ever been found. Police have never officially named a suspect in her disappearance. Someone has to know, right? Was it the guy who was last seen with her, was it a suspected serial killer who may have operated in the area, or maybe someone we don’t even know about yet?!  Want more content? There’s bonus conten...

TW: Domestic violence. In the 1800s, Bridget Cleary caught the flu and her husband decided she had to die. That’s basically what this story is. We hate him. Want more content? There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Looking for merchandise? Check out our store! https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re...

Constantine Samuel Rafinesque should be known for being a prolific naturalist who named over 2500 species and spoke of evolution years before Darwin. Instead, if you know of him at all, it’s probably for being the professor who placed a curse on Transylvania University. Tune in to episode 5 to hear the crazy story of his curse and supposed entombment on campus.  Want more content? There’s bonus co...

William Kriel was supposedly a talented butcher but definitely a pretty terrible husband, as evidenced by the murder of his wife, Margaret. For domestic violence help, in Kentucky check out https://kcadv.org or nationwide call the helpline 1-800-799-7233.  Want more content? There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Looking for merchand...

In 1955, eleven people showed up at the police station in Hopkinsville, Kentucky with a wild story about strange visitors to their family farm. Years later, a separate family in a different town had a similar story. What’s going on?! Were there really aliens running around rural Kentucky?  Want more content? There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagic...

Meet Biddy Early—herbalist, healer, empath, feminist, clairvoyant, cougar,......witch?  Want more content? There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Looking for merchandise? Check out our store! https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited vide...

DID YOU KNOW THERE WAS A KENTUCKY VAMPIRE CLAN?! What was even happening in Murray, Kentucky in the 90s?!  Want more content? There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Looking for merchandise? Check out our store! https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled wit...